Unless you’ve been firmly planted under a rock for the last twenty or thirty years, you already know about most of the health hazards related to smoking. Like chronic smoking, excessive sitting has detrimental effects on the body. Likewise, you probably don’t want to listen to me get philosophical about the benefits of regular exercise – it’s just a given. People need to get regular exercise to ensure they maintain…

Multiple variations of the shocking articles with titles like Is Sitting The New Smoking? is making its way across work inboxes, shared among co-workers and has caused workplaces to re-evaluate how they perceive workplace health. The essence of these articles support the view that a sedentary lifestyle is more fatal to one’s health than smoking. For the overwhelming majority, people spend their waking hours sitting when driving, working, and relaxing.